ChUcK wrote:That CTP disc is BadAss. How did you get the lines so thin? Nice work creating the depth, it looks really polished, and I'd be stoked to get that for a CTP prize.

That's a great compliment...especially considering the source.

Well, recently I have gotten pretty lazy on the dye work and have just started masking the disc with clear vinyl and then cutting the pattern on the disc. I some ways (if I am careful, this is much quicker). Anyway, the thin lines are single cuts with the exacto blade, then before I dip it in the rit, I bend the disc slightly, with my thumbs on top of the flight plate, and the rest of my fingers below. This separates the vinyl just a touch and I have found it will give you super fine lines. Like all of this, it has just been a process of practicing. Generally, I have only used this for small details, but this is the first time I have really done it on a larger scale.

I think Mario being offset really adds a lot to the disc rather than just centering him. Love the horny toad...don't care for the background/disc color, but the character is awesome. Clean lines and the thin outline on the spots gives it additional dimension.

The Mario was done like that as a requested by my son. Unfortunately on the toad, there are a lot of little "detail cuts" that don't show up well on the photo. Still fun to pull out of the bag and throw.